Fruit exporters helped boost wholesale trade sales in the June 2016 quarter, reports Statistics NZ.
“Kiwifruit export values were at an all-time high in the months of May and June,” says business indicators senior manager Neil Kelly.
“It was also a good quarter for apple exporters,” he says.
When adjusted for seasonal effects, total wholesale trade sales rose 1.7% ($397 million) after small falls in the previous two-quarters.
The largest industry increase was in grocery, liquor and tobacco wholesaling, which was up 2.0% ($152 million).
Fruit exporters come under this category.
The trend for this industry has been increasing steadily since mid-2013.
